BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 June 1924, Page 9

BOXING.

BROWN DEFEATS FRASER. Bj C»tU* —Pr«« A ‘ uni-In lion—Conyr'.fti*. CAPETOWN, June 9. Brown, of London, beat Fraser, the South African bantam-weight champion, on points in 20 rounds.

AVILLS BEATS MADDEN,

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Harry Wills (the negro heavyweight) won the judges decision over Banle.v Madden, the New York Irishman, in fifteen rounds. The championship aspirations ot Wills, sustained a set-back when the giant negro tailed to knock-out Madden.

Wills won the decision by a decisive margin, Madden lighting one of tho most courageous battles in recent vears. He stood up under a terrific ; attack. Wills employed to great advantage, his reach. and ba tiered .Madden all over the ring. Me . opened nasty cuts about his opponent's eir-, mouth and eyes. Madden was no moru than shaken. Sometimes the crowd of 20,000 were brought, to their lee! in recognition of his gameness in lashing out a counter offensive. Wills hud Madden on the verge <>t knock-out ,at least iwiee in the fifth and twelfth rounds.